linux-kernel - Re: [tip:core/rcu] Revert "rcu: Decrease memory-barrier usage based on semi-formal proof"

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Date:	Thu, 26 May 2011 08:13:48 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [tip:core/rcu] Revert "rcu: Decrease memory-barrier usage based
 on semi-formal proof"


* Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> rcu: Start RCU kthreads in TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE state
> 
> Upon creation, kthreads are in TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE state, which can
> result in softlockup warnings.  Because some of RCU's kthreads can
> legitimately be idle indefinitely, start them in TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE
> state in order to avoid those warnings.
> 
> Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

this should also solve load average artifacts - do not 
TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE tasks skew the load upwards?

Thanks,

	Ingo
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